#vss365
— the-inner-child (@theinnerchild1) May 21, 2023
balloon brings kisses
made with lily-pad silk
sand jumps in bashful air
wren sings for butterflies
monarch caterpillars eat
tic tac toe holes in milkweed
moist moss smell hungry moles
pancies had a dalliance
as periwinkle sighs, hopeful
blue jays tango on smiling bough pic.twitter.com/w2MydLH7s3
Lovely poem, Joni.
Thank you so much Tim. We are finally getting into some sort of routine and I think I know why you love your piece of paradise. It is wonderful to be surrounded by nature, and we are on a dead end street but you may as well be with that beautiful place you two have as home. At the end of a road and the most excitement is when we can hear the cattle ranchers saying good night after their evening meal outdoors. Then lights out, and nothing but sounds of nature and the lightning bugs everywhere. So fun, I think we found our place. Blessings to you Tim! ❤️
Sounds wonderful, Joni.
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Beautifully touching, Joni, and the picture in your tweet captures the beauty of your poem well. <3
Thank you Tim. I am finally getting back on line part time anyway and excited to do some catching up. I have missed my friends. Big hugs and love, Joni
What a lovely thought, Joni! Well penned 👍
Thank you my wise friend. I appreciate it so much. Hope life is blessing you daily. Sending you much appreciation and hugs and love, Joni
You’re welcome, always! 💐🙏
This is exquisite detail..”caterpillars eat tic tac toe holes”.. lovely writing Joni ❤️
Thank you so much Nigel. What a sweet comment. When watching the little monarch caterpillar holes on the milkweed before we left that is what they reminded me of. Have a nice evening my friend, sending you big hugs and love, Joni
Lovely, the tango is a magical genre of music and dance. Love and blessings Joni to you both.
So true and such a beautiful dance to watch my friend. Thank you for reading Francis, sending love and hugs to you both.
You’re very welcome Joni! Love and blessings to you both!
This poem is filled with life and playfulness. Love it!
Hello Cassa thank you so much. I plan to spend my whole day tomorrow just reading and catching up. I am excited as I have missed all my wordpress family. Sending you lots of hugs, love and appreciation for your friendship.
Like wise Joni! Happy reading.
Such a beautiful poem…well written, dear Joni ✨❤️💫
Thank you so much Navin, you have been a very faithful and kind friend. Love Joni ❤️🌹
You’re very welcome, dear Joni…much love ✨❤️💫
Much love to you Navin. ❤️
You paint an enchanting picture, Joni. I am so glad you have found a new home that makes you happy. Much love to you and yours, A. <3 <3 <3
Dearest Anna you are so kind. Thank you so much for such kindness Anna. We are happy here. I feel like God dropped us down here for the rest of my days on this earth. It is beautiful with a large pasture and mountains in front of the house. We have 3.5 acres and there are two other homes at the end of the road which are farms. At night the fireflies put on a performance and the noise is almost unbelievable. Bats, frogs and other sounds in the background are amazing. It is like a little piece of heaven on earth and everyone is so very kind. I love you dear Anna and the family too. Thank you for reading. Big hugs and my love always, Joni
I am so glad to hear all this. We send our love, also. Unfortunately, my browser has a mind of its own and will not allow me to “like” your response. In fact, I find that my “likes” of you posts are regularly cancelled, if I then comment on them. I have no explanation for this, but sincerely apologize. Technology these days is beyond me [sigh]. Whether I “like” or comment on your blog, know that I admire your writing almost as much as I admire your character, dear friend. Wishing you every happiness, A. <3 <3 <3
Please don’t ever worry about that dearest Anna. I have to giggle to myself because my likes only work maybe one- fifth of the time. So I know it is wordpress. I told many of my friends but it gets old after a while. By the way WordPress openly admitted that this was an on-going problem and there was an old ticket on this problem. Everytime a browser, Chrome or Safari, etc. has an update which is often it also affects the way their software works. You are a sweetheart. By the way we are loving living in Virginia on 3.5 acres and surrounded by pastures and cows. Our phones did not change Anna. I too wish you all the love, and blessings to both you and your family. Sending you a great big hug!
beautiful flow in imagery Joni❣️
Cindy it is nice to hear from you and hope your beautiful family are doing well. We are finally almost done setting up our home in Virginia. Thank you for this kind message dear Cindy. Big hugs and blessings. 🦋🤗🌹
Finally catching up. All is well in waiting and work always, thanks. Oh so glad to here you are settling in. Hugs and love to you too.. 🎈
Thank you so much Cindy! Sending love and hugs! ❤️
You’e always welcome Jonie
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Received and appreciated💕
Your poem is like a walk in the forest Joni. Have a great day. Allan
Well thank you Allan that is some compliment coming from you. Your beautiful photographed adventures are always filled with all kinds of beautiful surprises and I always enjoy the narrative as well. Big hugs to you and your family, Joni
What a beautiful ending. It feels like a group of happy friends doing things they like most.
I love writing about nature. I agree with what you wrote, that is exactly what I was looking for my friend. Big hugs and my love Haoyando
I almost missed this one, I’m so glad I didn’t, what a sweet and lovely poem, dear Joni!!! I’m so happy to hear you are getting settled, your new home sounds dreamy!!! 🏡☺🦋 💖
Thank you so much dear Tiffany. Yes we are getting settles and it feels so good. We feel truly blessed. Thank you for your sweet comment. Tiffani and I am excited that your career is starting to take off!!!!
Hello dearest Tiffany we really do love being in Virginia. I feel blessed that we had this change in our lives. Thank you for your kind comment Tiffany and I am glad to see you are painting so many lovely, vivid pieces and entering your work into shows. Fantastic! Hugs and love, Joni
Its beautiful Joni…it is whimsical too
Thank you so much Mich. Sorry for the long wait in between comment and answer. Thank you for reading and your kind comment always. Love from our family to yours! 🥰
Your poetry is so lush, Joni! I also love the design of your posts. I can learn from you!
This is beautiful Joni!
Thank you so much my kind friend. You are looking wonderful and it sounds like you are doing more and more things just for you. I think all women should work on self-care, just like you talk about. We deserve happiness and kindness from those around us. This always includes married couples, if we are equally yoked we should remember that we have to treat each other kindly and remember that both of us are responsible for our own happiness. Self care is what we all should do all the time. I love your positivity. Sending lots of love and hugs to you beautiful Belladonna, Joni
Thank you my beautiful friend! I appreciate all of your words. I hope you are having a great Saturday.
Thank you dear Belladonna. Blessings and many heart felt hugs 🤗 to someone who does make a difference. ❤️🌹❤️
You’re so wonderful! Hugs to you.